Case Studies

Burton Kia Car Showroom

A new state of the art Kia Car Showroom which is situated on the Centrum 100 development site in Burton On Trent.

G F Tomlinson completed ahead of schedule and the new facility was able to be opened to the …

Wickes, Grimsby

The design and construction of a new 20,000sq ft Wickes Home Improvement Centre including the internal completion of the sales area to include a mezzanine floor area, outdoor project / garden centre facilities.

Infrastructure works included a new service road …

Sainsbury’s, Wombourne

The design and construction of a 38,000 sq ft Supermarket with car parking spaces for 234 vehicles for end user Sainsbury’s.

Construction of a twin span portal frame structure on mass concrete bases with composite panel roofing and cladding with …

Aldi, Wolverhampton

The design and construction of 18,000 sq ft of retail floor area with an 80 space car parking facility, to house a new Aldi store in Wolverhampton.

Construction comprises a single span portal frame on traditional pad foundations with traditional …

Co-operative, Oakham

This environmentally friendly retail project involved the construction of a new super-store with associated external works including services, access road, car parking and hard landscaping.

The 33,000 sq ft new store boasts a number of sustainable features and as a …

McDonalds Restaurant, Tamworth

The construction of a new McDonalds fast food restaurant and drive through on Watling Street Tamworth.

The works comprised the development of new foundation bases, associated external works, service and drain connections for the new facility.

A car park area …

Starbucks Café University of Nottingham

The design and build of a single storey Starbucks Café Unit for the students and lecturers at the University of Nottingham.

This steel frame building with masonry walls included a composite roof, glazing and internal finishes.

Contract Period: 18 weeks…

Bingo Hall, Birmingham

This commercial scheme comprised of the demolition of a 3-storey office block and the construction of a new façade to the existing 1937 machine tool factory.

External glass block towers were erected on 2 corners of the building.

Landscaping and …

NEC Arena, Birmingham

This Design and Build project ran to a tight 30 week fast track programme and involved two separate schemes:-

• The NEC LG Arena
• The NEC Conference Facility
• Work was undertaken around existing tenanted events with up to 50,000 to the

British Car Auctions, Birmingham

This project involved the demolition of an existing building and construction of a new single storey steel frame car auction facility.

This project was made more challenging due to an overhead electric cable running from pylons down the full length …

Walsall Waterfront Development

This development includes an eight-screen cinema for ‘The Light’ project and houses four new restaurants including Chiquito, Pizza Express, Bella Italia, Hungry Horse and TGI Friday’s.

The construction of the cinema and restaurants complex were for ‘shell’ only. However, we …

Haymarket Bus Station

The construction of a new state-of-the-art bus station in the city centre of Leicester, as part of the Local Authorities modernisation of its public transport hub.

Public realm improvements included the widening of footpaths, the installation of new street furniture, …

Radcliffe House Refurbishment

G F Tomlinson were selected as main contractor for the internal refurbishment of Radcliffe House, based on our ability to demonstrate collaboration with stakeholders and achieving client budget requirements.

Paramount to the success of this 154-bed conference centre, was the …

Poppyfield Primary Academy

We were appointed by Staffordshire County Council through the Staffordshire Framework to undertake the Design and Construction of a 1 form entry Primary School to accommodate one class per year group, totalling 240 pupils, with the aim of growing year-on-year …

Oakham Fire Station

This project was procured as a direct award contract through the Scape Framework and involved the refurbishment of the Oakham Fire Station, a large fire station operating the Day Crew Plus system which requires a crew to remain on station …

Melton Fire Station

This project was procured as a direct award contract through the Scape Framework and involved the demolition of the existing 1930’s fire station, followed by the construction of a new state-of-the-art fire station in the existing footprint of the original …

Brough Fire Station

Construction of the new state-of-the-art Fire Station, comprising multi-functional office space, relaxation room, gymnasium, training rooms, tower and individual dormitories to accommodate up to seven firefighters.

Located within close to neighbouring business and residents and adjacent a technology-led defence, aerospace …

Shepshed Fire Station

This project was procured as a direct award contract through the Scape Framework and involved the refurbishment of Shepshed fire station to provide a specialist training facility.
The building is a shared facility with Leicestershire Police and the project included …

Hull Fire Station

Construction of the new state-of-the-art Fire Station, comprising multi-functional office space, relaxation room, gymnasium, training rooms, tower and individual dormitories to accommodate up to seven firefighters.
Located within the heart of Hull city centre and adjacent to residential properties and …

The Dales Centre

Nottingham City Council, in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police, has refurbished and extended the previous Sneinton Police Station building, in order to provide a modern and accessible facility for the local community.

This new Centre houses a library and will enable …

Nottingham Central Police Station

A full remodelling and refurbishment of a six storey office block to house Nottingham’s Central Police Station.

This new base for Nottinghamshire Police and Nottingham City Council Community Protection has been designed to house 210 people and with future expansion …

Castle Donington Fire Station

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) has an Integrated Risk Management Plan which constantly assess the risk to the communities of Leicestershire.
As part of this plan it was recognised that there was a need to provide a new fire …

Osbourne Building Extension

A significant extension and enhancement works to the existing radiology department in Leicester Royal’s Osborne Building to deliver a secure radiotherapy facility as part of the health care provision for local people in the region.

Advanced Technology Field and will …

Grantham Fire Station

 This scheme involved a number of refurbishment and reconfigurations of the existing Grantham Fire Station which was originally built in the 1960’s.

Works included; the refurbishment of all offices (decorated, new carpets and ceilings), a new kitchen and rest area, …

Urgent Treatment Centre

Extension to the Accident & Emergency Department to reduce overcrowding and meet demand for rising patient numbers. The extension includes 12 new emergency treatment rooms, an X-Ray room, foyer, reception and waiting area. It provides a new entrance into A&E …

 Greenwood Health Centre

Design and construction of a new single storey health care and wellbeing centre with pharmacy (approx. 1,175m²) and supporting auxiliary spaces, located on the former site of Greenwood Care Home in Burntwood, Staffordshire. The scheme is funded by NHS England’s …

Barwell Medical Centre

Design & construction of a new Medical Centre for patients in the Barwell area of Leicestershire. The new two-storey facility replaces the existing GP Surgery on Jersey Way which was deemed no longer fit-for-purpose and unable to meet the growing …

Worsop Fire Station

Construction of a new-build Fire Station for Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue totalling 741m².

The new facility comprises of new meeting rooms & offices, 3 fire engine bays and a gymnasium for firefighters. Externally, there is a new three-storey …

The Physics Bunker

Construction of a Medical Physics Bunker on the University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston Campus to house the UK’s first High Flux Accelerator-Driven Neutron Facility – the first of its kind in the UK and only the second in the world – …

Anna Seward Primary School

Construction of a new two storey 1FE Primary School, providing 210 primary and 26 nursery places to the local area of Lichfield.

Delivered on behalf of Staffordshire County Council through the Constructing West Midlands (CWM) Framework, design and project managed …

South Nottinghamshire Academy

Design and construction of a new two-storey teaching block, known as The Maple Building, to form part of the South Nottinghamshire Academy’s plans to expand and enhance its learning experience within the East Midlands region.

The academy provided 600 places …

Bramshall Meadows First School

Design and construction of a new 1FE first school to accommodate 150 primary and 26 nursery places. It is the first school to be completed as part of a wider plan by Staffordshire County Council to expand first school provision …

Light Industrial Unit

Design and construction of a new contemporary light industrial unit, located at Oakham Business Park in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.

The two-storey facility provides a new headquarters for a leading aerospace manufacturer in the East Midlands. The 80,000 sq. ft building comprises …

Fradley Park Primary School

Design and construction of a new two storey 1FE Primary School delivered through the Staffordshire County Council Framework and project managed by Entrust.

The school provides 210 primary and 26 nursery places to the local area and comprises nine classrooms, …

Cardinal Newman Catholic School

Design & Build

An expansion and refurbishment of the Cardinal Newman Catholic School, to provide an additional 200 school placements for 11–18-year-old students, through the construction of a new 400-student capacity dining hall, featuring an outdoor dining area and amphitheatre …

Castle College

Design & Build

An internal refurbishment of the existing Castle College in Nottingham to become a new secondary free school for Bluecoat Trent Academy, who are part of the Archway Learning Trust.

Located on Maid Marian Way in Nottingham’s busy …

Cardinal Newman Catholic School

An expansion and refurbishment of the Cardinal Newman Catholic School, to provide an additional 200 school placements for 11–18-year-old students, through the construction of a new 400-student capacity dining hall, featuring an outdoor dining area and amphitheatre with tiered seating, …

Castle College

An internal refurbishment of the existing Castle College in Nottingham to become a new secondary free school for Bluecoat Trent Academy, who are part of the Archway Learning Trust.

Located on Maid Marian Way in Nottingham’s busy city centre, just …

Blythe Valley Neighbourhood Centre

The creation of a new neighbourhood centre at the Blythe Valley Park in Solihull forms part of IM Properties strategic vision to create a sustainable, mixed-use community in this area of the West Midlands where people can live and work. …

Fit-Out and Enabling Works, Shirebrook

The project was a 2 phase package of works involving major earthworks and ground stabilisation in preparation for a new Sports Direct distribution facility and smaller retail unit, as part of the company’s ongoing expansion. …

Shelton Depot Refurbishment, Shrewsbury

This project involved the extensive alteration, refurbishment and enhancement of Severn Trent Water’s Shrewsbury Depot at Kingfisher House and its adjacent workshops. …

Boots Infrastructure Works, Nottingham

G F Tomlinson have worked on various schemes at the Beeston headquarters of Boots Plc for a number of years.
The work is undertaken on a negotiated basis and involves external civils plus building works to the existing buildings.
Because …

ZF Lemforder, Darlaston

This £2.7 million scheme has provided leading car parts manufacturer – ZF Lemforder with a new single storey extension to their existing factory facility, allowing them to increase production as part of their growing business strategy. …

Biffa Waste Compositing, Etwall, Derby

Construction of a new 1600sqm compositing facility, together with 6m high processing tunnels to provide a state of the art new recycling composting facility, as part of a new product launch for Biffa Waste. The finished product will be used …

Gorse Hill Refurbishment, Leicestershire

This £2.2 million scheme involved the refurbishment of three existing office blocks (Beaumont, Amenity and Bradgate) within the existing Severn Trent Water Depot at Gorse Hill, Leicestershire. …

Gypsum Close HWRC, Leicester

The scheme was developed to transform a rundown brownfield site in Leicester into a new  state-of-the-art recycling facility for use by both the trade and public.

The site which opened in April 2015 now includes a new split level facility …

Biffa Waste Services, Leamington Spa

The project brief was to establish an enclosed compositing vessel technology capable of processing 40,000 tonnes per annum of type three green waste.

The In-vessel system allows material to be collected separately and processed to produce compost material to PAS …

Lount HWRC, Leicester

This is another HWRC undertaken for leicestershire County Council as part of G F Tomlinson’s involvement in the partnering framework for waste recycling and civils works. The facility will be used both by the trade and general public.

The public …

Whetstone Waste Recycling Centre.

This £2.8m project has re-developed one of Leicestershire’s busiest Waste Recycling Centres.

The improved site, which includes a new recycling and waste disposal area with easy access skips for the public use.

The main bulk of the works included improvements …

Casepak Warehouse and Office

This design and construct project involved the creation of a 140,000 sq ft warehouse facility and 5,000 sq ft office facility at the Casepak recycling plant in Leicester. …

Wastecycle Centre, Nottingham

This D&B project involves the construction of several buildings in an existing waste cycle transfer plant in Nottingham in order to segregate and recycle waste such as glass, paper, wood, metals etc.

The first phase included the construction of a …

Waste Transfer Stations, Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire County Council is a Waste Disposal Authority (WDA) and as such, has a statutory duty to dispose of waste collected at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) around the county, as delivered by the public in person and also waste …

Quorn Grange Hotel, Leicester

This project included the refurbishment and extension to Quorn Grange Hotel for Graphical Paper & Media Union and was one of the first partnering projects undertaken by ourselves.

The scheme comprised of two phases, the first involving the refurbishment to …

Newhall Centre, Swadlincote

This project was a traditional build single storey purpose built bungalow in the middle of a residential estate to home mentally and severely disabled people.

The project involved extensive external works, including vast landscaping, car parking facilities, hard and soft …

Mecure Hotel, Nottingham

This project involves the total internal refurbishment and redecoration of the oldest hotel in the city centre of Nottingham.

The scheme also involves new mechanical and electrical services, upgraded walls, floors and ceilings and replacement windows throughout the building.

Contract …

Chellaston Neighbourhood Centre

The work consisted of the initial preparation of the existing green field site to receive a mixture of developments including; residential, retail and healthcare. This was the second of two schemes constructed on the site for LSP Developments Ltd, the …

Losehill Hall Youth Hostel, Castleton

This project involved design and refurbishment of Grade II Listed Losehill Hall, a 144-bed youth hostel located in the Derbyshire Peak District National Park.

The works included the reconfiguration of the existing facility to bring it in line with YHA’s …

Conkers National Forest Youth Hostel

This was the first new build youth hostel to be constructed in the UK for over 20 years and won the Best Sustainable Project in the East Midlands for both RICS and RIBA, in the same year.

Many sustainable features …

Marlborough House, Nottingham

This project involved the construction of a four-storey luxury apartment block consisting of 24 apartments, with under floor parking and secure grounds, for up and coming developers Braemore Properties.

The structure was reinforced concrete with metal roof, block work and …

Park Rock, Nottingham

This was the second scheme undertaken for Braemose Properties and was a negotiated contract.

The project involved the development of luxury state-of-the-art accommodation in close proximity to Nottingham City Centre.

The scheme consisted of a mixture of 38 single storey …

Cherry Trees Care Home, Nottingham

This project consisted of the construction of a two storey timber frame development to provide a residential care home for the elderly and dementia patients.

This new build project is a residential facility for 45 people plus a day-care centre …

Bluebell Park Care Home, Derby

This Design and Build project involved the construction of a new three storey care home providing elderly and dementia care.

The care home was constructed from timber frame, brick, render and cedar clad. The home has 64 bedrooms over 3 …

Student Accommodation, Sheffield

Study Inn Developments approached G F Tomlinson with a new concept of Student Accommodation, based on a boutique hotel model, converting existing buildings into state-of-the-art accommodation.

This scheme was the first and was to convert the upper floors of an …